The midland journal., 1887-06-24
SiNG sun, CECIL COUNTY, MD, FRIDAY, JUNE p, 1887.

the National Grange committee were
at their post watching the bill. They
knew delay meant death to the law
which was the hope of the Oleo men
and their friends, and the committee
said to the members of the House, pass
the bill with the Senate's amendment
of 2 cents tax. There was no escape
and they passed it. This saved the
dairy interest of this country, and the
fraudulent butter interest has already
shrunken one half in its proportions.
Mr. Thing, the lecturer. continued
at considerable length to point out the
purpose, and work of the National
Grange, and illustrate the benefits
which flow from the small subordinate
oranges which scattered throughout
the country are scarcely noticed in
their quiet work. But their infinite
and growing power may be realized
when we consider if the Grange did
not exist that no influence in this ma
tion is competent to make head against
these two giant monopolies which it
has just confronted. Its work is only
just beginning to be felt. Every dis
trict in this and every other county
should have an active grange if only a
dozen members should constitute its
membership. Their mite when CO.
operating with Others would constitute
a giant, not to oppress or take advan-
tage Of any individual or industry, but
as safe guard to the rights of millions.
1t is not the interest of agriculture to
oppress any but to guard the rights Of
all.
Mr.. Henry S. Coudon offered the
following resolution which was heartily
endorsed by the meeting. The same
had been endorsed the day previous by
the Farmers Club, where it was first
proposed by Mr.. Coudon:
Resozved, That it is the opinion of
this Club that in the selection of per.
sons to represent our interests in the
legislature, and especially in selecting
our Commissioners, States Attorney
and Sheriff we should no longer defer
to the wishes of mere politicians but
insist-that suitable men be nominated,
and if neither of the existing parties
nominate suitable men, W, recommend
that the citizens of the county irrespec.
tive of party, assemble in convention
and present to the voters a satisfactory
ticket.
Mr.. Coudon supplemented the reso.
luton by some remarks in the course
of which he declared his purpose to no
longer constit ute part of the goods
to be deli vered at the polls by trading
politicians for consideration promised
by one to another. The present Sheriff
he said had caused a great deal of dissatis.
faction which arose from the fact that
he was man of integrety, strictly
honest, and refused to be controlled in
the interest of certain elements which
did not have the public interest in their
political designs.
1t is our opinion if the spirit of this
resolution is acted up to by the men
who endorse and approve it that there
will be an Independent convention
called, and such men nominated as E.
Noyes, DR.. Mackall, S. R. Carson, A.
r. Magraw, for the legislature and CON-
missioners, and lawyer of talent, and
who has had experience in the prosecu-
tion of cases and who has not been a
professional politician, selected as
States Attorney. We do not name
these men with view of forestalling a
choice by the supposed convention, but
as type of men from whom to select
candidates; men of intelligence above
the average, men of integrety, indepen-
dence and uncorruptable; unapproach.
able by friendshipor prosecutive favors.
Farmers are at sore disadvantage be-
cause they somehow think they have
no business in the world but to SOW an
reap. They pay 80 per cent of the
taxes of this nation and ought to assert
their combined right to order every
thing and prepare themselves accord
ingly.